BotanyRaelin Kronenberg
2025 The Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany
Soil Microbial Affiliations With Three Temperate Forest Herbs, Goldenseal, Black Cohosh, and Wild Ginger, in a Managed Forest Farm
Forest farming involves cultivating high-value specialty crops in the forest understory. This study evaluates the influence of timber stand improvement and prescribed burning on the soil microbial community affiliations with three perennial forest herbs, black cohosh (Actaea racemosa L.), goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis L.), and wild ginger (Asarum canadense L.), grown in a Missouri forest farm. Soil samples will be used to monitor the differences in the microbial communities between the three species in the thin and burn treatments. The findings of this study will support the development of management decisions for forest farming in the Midwest.
The Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany
To protect, preserve, and expand knowledge about the medicinal use of plants, thus preventing the disappearance of plants with therapeutic potential. Providing this research opportunity for botanists can, in turn, assist medical science to develop therapies that improve the quality of life of patients and develop life-saving medicines.
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